A very wide-field view of the constellations of Ursa Major and Coma Berenices (ground-based image)

This picture, taken with a small ground-based camera, shows most of the famous constellation of Ursa Major, including the seven stars of the "Big Dipper" or Plough. The constellation of Coma Berenices appears at the lower left.

Credit:

A. Fujii

About the Image

Id:heic0901d
Type:Photographic
Release date:5 February 2009, 12:00
Related releases:heic0901
Size:5504 x 4432 px

About the Object

Name:Ursa Major
Type:Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation
Category:Galaxies

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